Tuesday, September 13, 2005
On leadership ...
Based on recent reports, "it turns out that Bush is in fact fidgety, cold and snappish in private. He yells at those who dare give him bad news and is therefore not surprisingly surrounded by an echo chamber of terrified sycophants. He is slow to comprehend concepts that don't emerge from his gut. He is uncomprehending of the speeches that he is given to read. And oh yes, one of his most significant legacies -- the immense post-Sept. 11 reorganization of the federal government which created the Homeland Security Department -- has failed a big test."
The lesson is that media perception of a politician can sometimes change almost overnight. ¶ 5:01 PM
The Emperor Has No Clothes
The Washington Post's Dan Froomkin concludes President Bush is no longer "the commanding, decisive, jovial president you've been hearing about for years in so much of the mainstream press."Based on recent reports, "it turns out that Bush is in fact fidgety, cold and snappish in private. He yells at those who dare give him bad news and is therefore not surprisingly surrounded by an echo chamber of terrified sycophants. He is slow to comprehend concepts that don't emerge from his gut. He is uncomprehending of the speeches that he is given to read. And oh yes, one of his most significant legacies -- the immense post-Sept. 11 reorganization of the federal government which created the Homeland Security Department -- has failed a big test."
The lesson is that media perception of a politician can sometimes change almost overnight. ¶ 5:01 PM
